If the Local Authority have concerns about a child in the care of their parent(s), then the Local Authority may wish to provide...
Read MoreFor commercial landlords it is often the case that apparently innocuous changes in legislation can have the most severe financial implications and consequences...
Read MoreWhen the Local Authority are involved with the care of your children, this can be an extremely difficult and stressful time for a number of reasons...
Read MoreIt is shocking to read that hundreds of thousands of older people in England are having to endure chronic pain, anxiety and unmet support needs owing to the worsening shortage of social care staff and care home beds...
Read MoreSo long as they are validly made, the terms are reasonable and each party to the Agreement has obtained independent advice on it, a court is likely to uphold the Agreement in the event of a dispute....
Read MoreWhen you or a member of your family has been seriously injured it can be a stressful and worrying time. Most people deciding whether or not to make a claim are not familiar...
Read MoreContentious probate can be defined as a dispute arising out of someone’s estate after they have passed away....
Read MoreWe are looking to recruit a Private Client and Property Secretary / Assistant (experience preferable)...
Read MoreAre you aware that on 6 April 2020 the rules on the timing for the payment of Capital Gains Tax on sales of Residential Property are changing?...
Read MoreThe deadline for opening a Help to Buy ISA is 30 November 2019. After this date, you will not be able to open a Help to Buy ISA and benefit from the 25% government bonus...
Read MoreWe cannot stress how important it is for everyone to make a Will. There are however, some situations when claims can be made against a deceased person’s Estate even though they have made a Will...
Read MoreBurstalls are taking bookings for our VIP tours for Heritage Weekend. There are only a limited number of spaces left for a VIP tour of our vaults on Thursday 19th September 2019...
Read MoreNew Rules to take effect 1st January 2020 - Anyone who owns a home where the drainage is effected to a septic tank, or anyone in the course of buying such a property, needs to be aware that regulations...
Read MoreBurstalls Solicitors are once again proud to open the hidden vaults beneath Ocean Chambers to the public on Heritage Weekend in September 2019...
Read MoreUnder current legalisation, if a couple wish to divorce without one party blaming the other (either on the basis of that party’s behaviour or adultery) they must have lived apart for a period of at least two years...
Read MoreThis article applies to all couples who are not married or not in a civil partnership. Many people incorrectly believe that after two years...
Read MoreThe government intends to raise the Court fee for an application for a Grant of Probate from a flat rate of £155 to a sliding scale...
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that from 1st January 2019 Prue Arnott, Joanne Liversidge, Hugo Moore and Sarah Thomsen have been made Partners...
Read MoreOnce again we are opening are offices as part of the Heritage Open day celebration. The Open Days are now an important event in the City’s annual calendar of festivals. The offices of Burstalls Solicitors are open...
Read MoreThe Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) is to come into force on 1st October 2015. This will amend and consolidation existing Consumer Protection legislation such as the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982.
Read MoreAs announced by Philip Hammond in the Autumn Budget, first time buyers paying £300,000 or less for a property will now not pay SDLT (‘Stamp Duty’)...
Read MoreA scheme has now been launched to refund those who may have paid more than they should for applying to register powers of attorney...
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